Yonkers: Racing remains on hold as stakes get adjustments

With the disruption in racing at Yonkers Raceway, some adjustments have been made to upcoming Stakes payments and scheduling.

The MGM Springfield Stakes will now have nominations and first payment fee of $250 closing on May 15, 2020. The sustaining payment will now be due June 15, 2020. The race is hoped to be contested with eliminations on July 4 and a final on July 11.

Divisions of the Reynolds for 3yo colt and filly pacers originally scheduled for May 2 have been canceled. The Hambletonian Society will refund all eligible horses that have made payments for the Reynolds.

There were two New York Sire Stakes legs scheduled at Yonkers Raceway in May, a 3yo filly trot event May 5 and a 3yo filly pace event May 12. Information on those events will be coming directly from the New York Sire Stakes Program.

Decisions on placement of Stakes that were disrupted in March will be made once more clarity emerges on when racing can return at Yonkers Raceway. Those disrupted Stakes were the M life Rewards Series for colts and fillies, the Blue Chip Matchmaker Series, the Borgata Pacing Series, and the Yonkers/SOA of NY Bonus Trotting Series.

When asked for a comment on the potential re-opening of the track for live racing (potentially without fans), Director of Racing Alex Dadoyan said, "We could return without fans, but everything depends on our Governor and until he lifts some restrictions on non-essentials, we are in a bit of a holding pattern."

-edited release (Yonkers Raceway)